The Effectiveness of Life Skills Training on Social Wellbeing and General Health Students Teachers of Farhang University in Kurdistan Province

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  • miri, anvar Department of Educational Science, Campus Shahid Modares Farhangian University, Sanandaj, Iran
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Introduction: Social well-being and general health play an important role in preventing social harm. The purpose of this study was determine the Effectiveness of Life Skills Training on Social Wellbeing and General Health Students Teachers of Farhang University in Kurdistan Province. Methods: This research was experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population of this study was all male students of Farhangian University of Kurdistan province during the academic year 2018-2019. Among them, 30 students were selected by random sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups of intervention (15 people) and control (15 people). The intervention group was trained in 12 sessions of 90 minutes of life skills. Data were collected by “General Health Questionnaire” and “Social Well Being Questionnaire Keyes”. Validity and reliability of questionnaires have been proved in previous studies. Both groups completed questionnaires in pretest and post-test. The data was generated using SPSS.24. Results: The mean score of the pretest test in both intervention and control groups was not general health (70.34, 11. 98) and social well- being (68.25, 11.12) respectively and there was no significant difference between them. Also, there was a significant difference in the level of post-test between intervention and control groups in general health (F = 149.73, P < 0.01), social well-being (F = 128.445, P < 0.01). Conclusions: Lifestyle group training can be effective in increasing social well-being and general health of students. Therefore, counselors and therapists, along with other methods, can use this method to increase social well-being and general health.  

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volume 8  issue 3

pages  19- 26

publication date 2019-07

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